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we first asked him what state iraq is in today. >> i think iraq finds itself in a difficult situation. it is far from being a democratic state. there were elections have a year ago for the parliament. today, there is no government available, because the different factions cannot really agree upon the new head of government. the situation is very complex. i do not think the invasion has tackled the major issues. it was very positive that saddam hussein was toppled, but the situation that has developed since then has not solved all problems, but has created new ones that are very complex. the basic issue at stake is the fact that there has been a central government since saddam hussein who could control this huge country, which is more and more falling apart, at dividing along ethnic or religious lines. >> 50,000 u.s. troops are staying behind to help the next government when it emerges. what do they have to do? >> officially, it is their task to trained iraqi policemen and soldiers. unofficially, the soldiers are there in order to protect american interests, to protect the iraqi centra
we first asked him what state iraq is in today. >> i think iraq finds itself in a difficult situation. it is far from being a democratic state. there were elections have a year ago for the parliament. today, there is no government available, because the different factions cannot really agree upon the new head of government. the situation is very complex. i do not think the invasion has tackled the major issues. it was very positive that saddam hussein was toppled, but the situation that...
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the war in iraq will end with a withdrawal. iraq is not safe, stable, but america has had enough. >> israel says it decided to cooperate with a u.n. investigation into the raid on a gaza flotilla in which nine activists were killed. the prime minister said his country has nothing to hide. previously israel said there was no need for an international inquiry. >> the deaths of turkish activists when -- led to widespread protests around the world. israel said the activists were committed to confrontation and its soldiers only acted in self- defense. turkey described this as state- sponsored terrorism and israel rejected the idea of an independent inquiry. his real paulson view was sufficient to implicate the community. observers say the decision to cooperate is a significant change of strategy. the israeli prime minister said his country has nothing to hide and it was in israel's interest to see the truth come to light. having decided not to cooperate with investigations in the past , israel's decision has been welcomed. >> i hope
the war in iraq will end with a withdrawal. iraq is not safe, stable, but america has had enough. >> israel says it decided to cooperate with a u.n. investigation into the raid on a gaza flotilla in which nine activists were killed. the prime minister said his country has nothing to hide. previously israel said there was no need for an international inquiry. >> the deaths of turkish activists when -- led to widespread protests around the world. israel said the activists were...
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the war in iraq will end with a withdrawal. iraq is not safe, stable, but america has had enough. >> at least 50 people are feared dead in new gun know where a boat capsized. -- feared dead in uganda. police say only 17 survivors and five bodies have been recovered. one of the world's biggest banks this announcing pre-tax profits of $11 billion this year. that is more than doubled for this time last year. money set aside to cover losses fell to its lowest level since the start of the financial crisis. the company that makes the black. says it will not compromise their security -- that makes the blackberrry. there has been an appeal for calm in kashmir as the worst anti-government protests go on. they are urging people not to use violence. four people have been shot dead and 31 have been killed. >> the streets are once again simmering with unrest. mushrooms have defied a curfew to protest against -- muslims have defied a curfew. government forces responded with live ammunition and tear gas. protesters burned government buildings
the war in iraq will end with a withdrawal. iraq is not safe, stable, but america has had enough. >> at least 50 people are feared dead in new gun know where a boat capsized. -- feared dead in uganda. police say only 17 survivors and five bodies have been recovered. one of the world's biggest banks this announcing pre-tax profits of $11 billion this year. that is more than doubled for this time last year. money set aside to cover losses fell to its lowest level since the start of the...
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the declaration i felt might give iraq a chance for a new slot. if they had weapons, which i thought might very well be the case, they had an opportunity now. here it is, and they could put the blame on some general or other. so i was hoping for that. i was in favor of the resolution. >> did you feel that it gave iraq a realistic possibility of meeting the requirements of the resolution? >> yes, except that it was very hard for them to declare any weapons when they didn't have any. they, but we didn't know didn't have any. i mean, i ask the question because we have had at least one witness that has said that actually the way it was drafted was actually as a trigger for military action, but that's evidently not what you felt at the time from what you have just said. >> no. there is this big discussion as to whether a second resolution would be required. i for my part thought that to me it was clear that a second resolution was required. i have seen from some of the testimony that some of the british felt that it was desirable, but it was not absolu
the declaration i felt might give iraq a chance for a new slot. if they had weapons, which i thought might very well be the case, they had an opportunity now. here it is, and they could put the blame on some general or other. so i was hoping for that. i was in favor of the resolution. >> did you feel that it gave iraq a realistic possibility of meeting the requirements of the resolution? >> yes, except that it was very hard for them to declare any weapons when they didn't have any....
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combat troops pulling out of iraq some question whether iraq is or able to control the country themselves as a number of private contractors in iraq is soaring many analysts believe the situation will get worse with only says even after withdrawal the us will continue to exert controversial influence over the country. these are dirty wars that the united states tried to cover up at one point and now have somewhat institutionalized which is why we see these these increases in funding for private contractors i mean another exposé the washington post it just a few weeks ago was on this massive expansion of the u.s. intelligence community and all of the private contractors that are now conducting intelligence operations and this is what we're seeing you know we're seeing now state authorized selective assassinations i mean it was a policy created during the bush administration but it's a policy that's been continued and reinforced during the obama administration so it's really just a question of us state policy it's not an issue of you know which president is in power and figures like nader
combat troops pulling out of iraq some question whether iraq is or able to control the country themselves as a number of private contractors in iraq is soaring many analysts believe the situation will get worse with only says even after withdrawal the us will continue to exert controversial influence over the country. these are dirty wars that the united states tried to cover up at one point and now have somewhat institutionalized which is why we see these these increases in funding for private...
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troops will remain in iraq. that's 50,000. their function will be to advise and assist iraqi forces until the end of 2011. one year and three months from now. some refresher history. seven years have passed since the united states invaded iraq. then ruled by saddam hussein. during these seven years, the u.s. military suffered more than 4,400 plus deathings. the u.s. dollar amount that has been funneled into iraq over the span of seven years totals more than $620 billion plus. the troop extraction is a plus for the u.s. but there are minuses. no cohesive iraq central government now in place five months after iraq's national elections held in march this year. meanwhile, al-qaeda has been in iraq for the last seven years. and iraqis that were earlier on our site shift to al-qaeda. al-qaeda is buying its iraqi recruits. military officials stated in august that u.s. troops will be needed for a decade to stabilize the nation. though they stay until 2020. despite these negatives, u.s. commander general in iraq, ray odi
troops will remain in iraq. that's 50,000. their function will be to advise and assist iraqi forces until the end of 2011. one year and three months from now. some refresher history. seven years have passed since the united states invaded iraq. then ruled by saddam hussein. during these seven years, the u.s. military suffered more than 4,400 plus deathings. the u.s. dollar amount that has been funneled into iraq over the span of seven years totals more than $620 billion plus. the troop...
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i do think we're at that stage in iraq. large numbers of foreign troops can become a hindrance to their self-sufficiency. >> what are the chances of a military coup? >> i think there is always that risk in a long-term counterinsurgency. i would suggest that is quite minimal at this stage, but it is something we want to be looking out for five or 10 years down the track. >> the u.s. troops are staying behind in a training capacity. is it not a danger they will become the targets of insurgents? >> it is. but training is not a full description of what they are doing. they are accompanying the iraqi forces on certain operations. they are providing key, what the military called, enablers. they are still engaged. they are in the wall of dealing with iraqis in the -- the role of dealing with the iraqis and in the street is being dealt with by the iraqis themselves. >> can you see the possibility that if the worst happens and iraq implements, than large numbers of americans -- and iraq implodes, and the large numbers of americans w
i do think we're at that stage in iraq. large numbers of foreign troops can become a hindrance to their self-sufficiency. >> what are the chances of a military coup? >> i think there is always that risk in a long-term counterinsurgency. i would suggest that is quite minimal at this stage, but it is something we want to be looking out for five or 10 years down the track. >> the u.s. troops are staying behind in a training capacity. is it not a danger they will become the...
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are we ever going to be able to get out of there with a stable iraq? >> reporter: the white house is also worried about stability. it's pushing iraq's politicians to stop arguing over election results and form a new government so they can deliver the basic services that could help calm things down. whit johnson, cbs news, the white house. >>> this morning on "the early show," dangerous dietary supplements. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." in charge of bp's efforts 'm to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. every morning, over 50 spotter planes and helicopters take off and search for the oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography to map and target the oil. then, the boats go to work. almost 6,000 vessels. these are thousands of local shrimp and fishing boats organized into task forces and strike teams. plus, specialized skimmers from around the world. we've skimmed over 27 million gallons of oil/water mixture and removed millions more w
are we ever going to be able to get out of there with a stable iraq? >> reporter: the white house is also worried about stability. it's pushing iraq's politicians to stop arguing over election results and form a new government so they can deliver the basic services that could help calm things down. whit johnson, cbs news, the white house. >>> this morning on "the early show," dangerous dietary supplements. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." in...
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-iraq transition. they're looking at ways to turn over equipment to the iraqis and capabilities to the iraqis. that is going on at a rapid pace. i can also tell you that the military -- the embassy, we work on something called the joint campaign plan. we worked weeks, months on this manhattan-sized phone book plan. what you see are areas in green, meaning the transfers that have happened, amber, meaning that they are in progress, red, meaning that they need more work. all of these various issues, whether it is readiness for their forces, the state of the equipment, procurement of equipment, training for their forces, all of these issues are monitored very quickly on a regular basis by our u.s. forces to determine where the effort should be. it is quite the comprehensive transition package. when general odierno says that it is a proper that we get to 50,000, he is not just saying that because that is what the president laid out. it is because, due to the presidential laying out to that figure back in th
-iraq transition. they're looking at ways to turn over equipment to the iraqis and capabilities to the iraqis. that is going on at a rapid pace. i can also tell you that the military -- the embassy, we work on something called the joint campaign plan. we worked weeks, months on this manhattan-sized phone book plan. what you see are areas in green, meaning the transfers that have happened, amber, meaning that they are in progress, red, meaning that they need more work. all of these various...
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plus the volunteers escalates in iraq with eva forcing people to live a string of bombings just a day off to the u.s. to lisbon loans to visit combat troops. in. a very warm welcome see this is all to live from moscow with me alice have but it's time e.g. is that claiming a russian businessman wanted for home swung in the u.s. may have been involved in the nine eleven terror attacks it's reported that american secret services have proved victim to huntsville mean the terrorists behind the attacks will. today a tie television channel showed a small. story that was actually more similar to a short propaganda style documentary that basically documented the life and alleged dealings of the russian businessmen and also quoted some unnamed american authorities who are allegedly in possession of evidence that proves victim who was involved or somehow is somehow involved in the nine eleven terrorist attacks in the united states of course this is something that has just surfaced there has been no mention of it whatsoever leaving many analysts to wonder why exactly is the united states had this
plus the volunteers escalates in iraq with eva forcing people to live a string of bombings just a day off to the u.s. to lisbon loans to visit combat troops. in. a very warm welcome see this is all to live from moscow with me alice have but it's time e.g. is that claiming a russian businessman wanted for home swung in the u.s. may have been involved in the nine eleven terror attacks it's reported that american secret services have proved victim to huntsville mean the terrorists behind the...
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or more than forty people have been killed in a string of bombings that have rocked iraq in baghdad alone over twenty bombs exploded and twelve separate incidents where the attacks come just a day after the u.s. announced it had withdrawn the last of its combat troops however fifty families and remain to advise around the forces although it's the lowest number of soldiers since the start of the warranty of the three but today's bombings are raising questions of iraqi government's ability to deal with going insurgency. in the arab noisy c.c.h. and says the bombings may actually be the iraqi government's way to get u.s. troops to stay. there are a variety of reasons why it should happen and various theories but one of the i think one of the more credible one is that the government is actually involved itself in it in order to prevent the americans from pulling out or at least the troops they leave they must be engaged in military and use of force not just training as it was claimed by the americans although people are talking about forming a government whether it's allawi whether it's meine
or more than forty people have been killed in a string of bombings that have rocked iraq in baghdad alone over twenty bombs exploded and twelve separate incidents where the attacks come just a day after the u.s. announced it had withdrawn the last of its combat troops however fifty families and remain to advise around the forces although it's the lowest number of soldiers since the start of the warranty of the three but today's bombings are raising questions of iraqi government's ability to...
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has has always been withdrawn from iraq as a bomber talked about today he was. sure of the speeding up of the process of drawing from iraq they will hand over to a more of a combat support than a combat role in the coming months a mission should technically leave the country entirely by the end of next year what's interesting i think is that obama has always distance himself from the iraq war joe biden his vice president has been the emissary to iraq in recent months i think he's using this reminder that he's the president to take u.s. troops out of iraq to come to new the same amount of support for his war in afghanistan where last month the u.s. experienced the biggest loss of the war so far it's a sort of irony that barack obama decides to make this announcement as iraq last month enjoyed its worst month of violence for the past two years over five hundred people killed in shootings and bombings across the country so one thing you have in the rock is. to feel that in terms of the government's ability to make policy and its ability to secure its own people sig
has has always been withdrawn from iraq as a bomber talked about today he was. sure of the speeding up of the process of drawing from iraq they will hand over to a more of a combat support than a combat role in the coming months a mission should technically leave the country entirely by the end of next year what's interesting i think is that obama has always distance himself from the iraq war joe biden his vice president has been the emissary to iraq in recent months i think he's using this...
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combat operations in iraq. it's mr. obama's second address from the oval office and fulfills a campaign promise made in 2008. tara mergener has more on all of that. >> reporter: good morning. the white house calls today a milestone in the mission, but says it is not abandoning iraq. the end of america's combat operations in iraq marks the beginning of a new mission. >> what you'll see is the changing of a mission from one of combat to one of support. >> reporter: roughly 50,000 american forces will take part in operation new dawn, down from the nearly 170,000 that once patrolled the streets. they'll focus on stabilizing the country, training and advising security forces. vice president joe biden flew to iraq monday to reassure the nation of america's commitment. he'll preside over today's ceremonies and push leaders to end a six month old stalemate that's prevented them from forming a new government. president obama heads to ft. bliss, texas, this morning to meet with soldiers who served in iraq. later he'll return to t
combat operations in iraq. it's mr. obama's second address from the oval office and fulfills a campaign promise made in 2008. tara mergener has more on all of that. >> reporter: good morning. the white house calls today a milestone in the mission, but says it is not abandoning iraq. the end of america's combat operations in iraq marks the beginning of a new mission. >> what you'll see is the changing of a mission from one of combat to one of support. >> reporter: roughly...
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troops are preparing to leave iraq despite a recent wave of violence in the country american soldiers. are almost at the end of a combat mission off the seventy is the fighting of about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces president obama will give a speech and choose day that will highlight what administration officials say is his fulfillment of a promise to withdraw the country's forces from iraq and for more on this i'm joined in washington by brian becker he's a director of the antiwar protest group good to see you thanks very much indeed for joining us no combat troops are leaving the country so surely this does mean an end to the war doesn't it well we see a rebranding of the occupation if you leave fifty thousand heavily armed soldiers backed by all sorts of aircraft the latest high tech aircraft of course all of the naval destroyers the submarines the aircraft carriers that are all throughout the region that have cruise missiles and all sorts of means by which to intervene in iraq we see not the end of an occupation but a
troops are preparing to leave iraq despite a recent wave of violence in the country american soldiers. are almost at the end of a combat mission off the seventy is the fighting of about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces president obama will give a speech and choose day that will highlight what administration officials say is his fulfillment of a promise to withdraw the country's forces from iraq and for more on this i'm joined in...
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return home are we forgetting about the ones that we should be caring for the most i'll speak with iraq veteran out of coke ash and have these groups have gone wild juggalos are devoted fans to the group insane clown posse but some think of these fans take their love for the music a bit too far we'll speak to one of them to get their take on the juggalo mentality and just two weeks ago we told you about conservative muslims now we're going introduce you to conservative jewish americans posing as the jewish american population typically is known for siding with liberals so we're going to look into why this community could now be turning on obama and then we're going to investigate the lottery system that charter schools use for children not everyone can get in these high demand schools but parents will do just about anything to ensure that their children do get the best education possible full introduce you to a documentary that follows a parent through this trying process and speak with him about the frustrations that come with the lottery at the end of our show analysis move on to our
return home are we forgetting about the ones that we should be caring for the most i'll speak with iraq veteran out of coke ash and have these groups have gone wild juggalos are devoted fans to the group insane clown posse but some think of these fans take their love for the music a bit too far we'll speak to one of them to get their take on the juggalo mentality and just two weeks ago we told you about conservative muslims now we're going introduce you to conservative jewish americans posing...
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brigade pulls out of iraq. contingent train of the locals. free for inspectors to visit to examine its host one of the next world cup sniffing fans and officials are optimistic about the comforts chances. it's fifty years since two golds from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive in space travel making history and paving the way for a future exploration. with headlines for the next them all special report we look at the personal stories of female u.s. soldiers who were sexually assaulted while serving in iraq and the always attempts to cover special report next on. jefferson barracks national symmetry here the u.s. military on a small children simply thousand wounded from can planes past and present. but for the family of one soldier buried here on the defense forces code of honor and respect means nothing. you blessed us when you gave to us. we just never imagined we wouldn't help her moment. today dr john johnson has come back to reaffirm his promise to his nineteen year old daughter that he will continue the fight t
brigade pulls out of iraq. contingent train of the locals. free for inspectors to visit to examine its host one of the next world cup sniffing fans and officials are optimistic about the comforts chances. it's fifty years since two golds from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive in space travel making history and paving the way for a future exploration. with headlines for the next them all special report we look at the personal stories of female u.s. soldiers who were...
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but when it came time to ship back to iraq. and chose to go rather than return to place there was silence so why did you decide what happened that moment when you said no i just realized that i could there's no escape when you're there and there are no the guy in charge or you are going. to make you do anything including you know run through the minefield you know i don't like you. this is in statement to the military about who rapes when she was eventually arrested in just going the army offered her a deal it would reduce his sentence if she signed a new watered down statement so says and response that was that i'm not doing it and then she took the document and she corrected it everything that they had written just so that they would really see what really happened to her. so i always and to this day i absolutely believe my daughter hundred percent but that really i mean she's she's got some power you know she's very powerful she's very strong and this showed me that she would rather go to prison than say you know then deny w
but when it came time to ship back to iraq. and chose to go rather than return to place there was silence so why did you decide what happened that moment when you said no i just realized that i could there's no escape when you're there and there are no the guy in charge or you are going. to make you do anything including you know run through the minefield you know i don't like you. this is in statement to the military about who rapes when she was eventually arrested in just going the army...
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when we try to get the public interested we're competing with iraq, healthcare, just to name all the things out there in the media all the time and there's no uniform way we describe this. it's this abstract thing way off in the future and unless we make it marketable for the public they're going to support the billions and billions to address this now for the future. it's not just the city of san francisco or the department of resource there has to be a much more sustained campaign to address these issues. >> i think that's very true and i will talk about new yorks plan to engage the city to think about the problems. two often problems are war memorial complex sorry, water related and hard decisions that need to be made in the city regarding water issues. this is the first outreach which was a supplement in new york times and daily news which i think is the most circulated paper in new york city. and getting bigger as time goes on we'll try to engage in some of this thinking where people are thinking of this early and not just presented with a plan to go, thumbs up or down on it. th
when we try to get the public interested we're competing with iraq, healthcare, just to name all the things out there in the media all the time and there's no uniform way we describe this. it's this abstract thing way off in the future and unless we make it marketable for the public they're going to support the billions and billions to address this now for the future. it's not just the city of san francisco or the department of resource there has to be a much more sustained campaign to address...
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combat forces out of iraq. you can see his speech live right here on cbs. >>> alaska absentee ballots from tuesday's primary will decide a cliffhanger of a senate race. lisa murkowski is trailing joe miller. miller is the candidate of the tea party activist, including one very prominent gop figure. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: she's the member of an alaskan republican dynasty. he's a little known lawyer from fairbanks. what miller had over senator murkowski was the ppt of their fellow alaskan, sarah palin, who shared his tea party platform and campaign. >> he had the backbone. >> reporter: palin is on a winning streak. of the 42 candidates she endorsed, 20 have bested their republican vooifls, five have primaries coming up soon, including ryan murphy, investor running for governor of maryland. >> when she endorsed me it put a national spotlight on the race. >> reporter: some tea party victories are giving gop newcomers heartburn. to win the florida gop primary for governor. >> right now we have the enthu
combat forces out of iraq. you can see his speech live right here on cbs. >>> alaska absentee ballots from tuesday's primary will decide a cliffhanger of a senate race. lisa murkowski is trailing joe miller. miller is the candidate of the tea party activist, including one very prominent gop figure. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: she's the member of an alaskan republican dynasty. he's a little known lawyer from fairbanks. what miller had over senator murkowski was the ppt of...
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that he's doing a private living or at least johnson killed herself just five weeks into her tour of iraq by firing him sixteen rifle into. you get i'm eighteen year old female that gets off work she puts a reflective belt around her waist she stops at the p.s. and seabass soda lip balm and you know many then you go say she walks across the post and sets doubt in a dark trash contractors tip and said down the shadow self with a male sixty rifle and that they make sense as she put all her thing your prayer and all around the room and see with f. give me mom do i have a rang out of this book and i can't bear to take it there. levine is not the linda i spoke to the night before she died she with her happy jubilant please self we left. and i say we will make it plain stocking about christmas and if it's july seventeenth. two days after that a soldier showed up unannounced at the johnson school in missouri. so he looked up at me and he said. are you lyndon johnson the mother i have a living will be. and i say yes very. queer to you at. any open his little book and he said he began to read i re
that he's doing a private living or at least johnson killed herself just five weeks into her tour of iraq by firing him sixteen rifle into. you get i'm eighteen year old female that gets off work she puts a reflective belt around her waist she stops at the p.s. and seabass soda lip balm and you know many then you go say she walks across the post and sets doubt in a dark trash contractors tip and said down the shadow self with a male sixty rifle and that they make sense as she put all her thing...
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soldiers who were sexually assaulted while serving in iraq and the army's attempts to cover it up. tonight. jefferson barracks national symmetry here the u.s. military alone is more. than simply thousand wounded from camp things past and present. but for the family of one soldier buried here on the defense forces code of honor and respect means nothing. you blessed us when you gave birth to us. we just never imagined we wouldn't help her moment. today dr john johnson has come back to reaffirm his promise to his nineteen year old daughter that he will continue the fight to find out how she died. i'm asking you to just continue to to bless us to encourage us to get justice for. dr johnson refuses to believe the army's finding that he's doing private living or leaving johnson killed herself just five weeks into her tour of iraq by firing him sixteen rifle into. you get a nineteen year old female that gets off work she puts a l. for a at reflective belt around her waist she stops at the p.s. and seabass soda lip balm in amman eales did you go say she walks across the post and sets doub
soldiers who were sexually assaulted while serving in iraq and the army's attempts to cover it up. tonight. jefferson barracks national symmetry here the u.s. military alone is more. than simply thousand wounded from camp things past and present. but for the family of one soldier buried here on the defense forces code of honor and respect means nothing. you blessed us when you gave birth to us. we just never imagined we wouldn't help her moment. today dr john johnson has come back to reaffirm...
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in iraq the prime minister cannot leave the green zone there is no military or police in iraq because there are all militias who have been recruited to wear the same uniform but there are legions is not a national one but their allegiance to their faction or to their group or to their tribe now trying to establish democracy by military force is a hopeless task so says political theorist john donne he believes the process of change peaceful you can watch the full interview next hour but here's a quick preview. the process of democratization you could say is progress towards a very good outcome which hasn't actually come out anywhere in the world so far so if you have an ambitious goal of democratization what those two experiences taken together of taught us is that it's absolutely hopeless to try to move fast in direction of that kind. bombing countries. invading them without wanting to inform yourself about. beliefs and practices of most of their inhabitants. of. new afghanistan which isn't really under anyone ever. promising candidates for rapid democratization it isn't possible to d
in iraq the prime minister cannot leave the green zone there is no military or police in iraq because there are all militias who have been recruited to wear the same uniform but there are legions is not a national one but their allegiance to their faction or to their group or to their tribe now trying to establish democracy by military force is a hopeless task so says political theorist john donne he believes the process of change peaceful you can watch the full interview next hour but here's a...
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combat operations in iraq. the address will take place after the president visits with troops in ft. bliss, texas. >>> alaska senator lisa murkowski is struggling to avoid becoming the seventh congressional incumbent to be pushed out of office this year. with all precincts reporting, murkowski is trailing challenger joe miller by nearly 1,700 votes, although some 7,600 absentee ballots have yet to be counted. the relatively unknown miller, who's on the verge of pulling off a stunning upset, has been fueled by the high-powered endorsement of former governor sarah palin and the tea party. still, murkowski is hoping she'll eke out a victory. counting of those absentee ballots could take at least another week. >>> more fuel for an already tense muslim community in new york city after a college student was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a muslim cab driver. police say the 21-year-old student was charged with a hate crime and attempted murder after slashing the 43-year-old driver on his face and neck. kat
combat operations in iraq. the address will take place after the president visits with troops in ft. bliss, texas. >>> alaska senator lisa murkowski is struggling to avoid becoming the seventh congressional incumbent to be pushed out of office this year. with all precincts reporting, murkowski is trailing challenger joe miller by nearly 1,700 votes, although some 7,600 absentee ballots have yet to be counted. the relatively unknown miller, who's on the verge of pulling off a stunning...
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troops remain in iraq, mostly involved in training. it must be a worry that they can stage 12 or more attacks simultaneously on one day. >> it is. it shows that they still have somewhat of a network, that they can do it. i think it takes them a long time to plan such events, but it is worrying that they can still do it. >> reporter: the attacks-- or risk as they were-- are no longer a daily occurrence here. the streets of baghdad are finally starting to feel like the streets of any middle eastern city. but that newfound sense of security here is pretty fragile. now the u.s. is pulling out its combat troops, many iraqis we speak to here say they're pretty nervous that the iraqi security forces won't be able to keep that peace. like it or not, the iraqis have begun to depend on the american troops. >> they really give us a help, you know? when things get bad in baghdad and any city in iraq, when they leave, i don't know who will help us. >> reporter: general odierno who himself leaves iraq on september 1 after a total of 56 months here i
troops remain in iraq, mostly involved in training. it must be a worry that they can stage 12 or more attacks simultaneously on one day. >> it is. it shows that they still have somewhat of a network, that they can do it. i think it takes them a long time to plan such events, but it is worrying that they can still do it. >> reporter: the attacks-- or risk as they were-- are no longer a daily occurrence here. the streets of baghdad are finally starting to feel like the streets of any...
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government also for afghanistan and iraq one analyst has come out saying that booth transported not only arms for the us into iraq but he also transported arms for the taliban and that having him having worked both for the u.s. government the u.s. military as well as afghanistan prior to nine eleven who knows what kind of information he has that could embarrass the united states he was arrested and at the thai capital bangkok in march two thousand and eight. mile by the u.s. government using him of international arms trafficking and specifically selling and delivering weapons to known terrorist organizations he was taken down in the thai capital by a joint sting operation by the u.s. and thai authorities or so that the board has always maintained his innocence his family and his lawyers many analysts actually believe that one of the main reasons that the man is being persecuted by the united states authorities is because of his long term contracts with the pentagon itself of course of george bush in two thousand and four that president or have voted with the united states government to f
government also for afghanistan and iraq one analyst has come out saying that booth transported not only arms for the us into iraq but he also transported arms for the taliban and that having him having worked both for the u.s. government the u.s. military as well as afghanistan prior to nine eleven who knows what kind of information he has that could embarrass the united states he was arrested and at the thai capital bangkok in march two thousand and eight. mile by the u.s. government using...
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troop reduction is on schedule, iraq's transition to a stable nation is not. the president today said violence is near the lowest level in years but the iraq government disagrees. they say july was the most violent month in more than two years. and the political in-fighting is so intense that five months after national elections they still don't have a functioning government. >> it certainly is not the stability that we had envisioned when president obama rolled out his strategy for iraq. >> reporter: despite all those difficulties the white house says it is still their goal to get all troops out of iraq by the end of next year. katie. >> couric: chip, thanks very much. meanwhile it's the last thing the president needs heading into the congressional elections. two prominent democrats facing possible trials in the house. an ethics panel today accused california congresswoman maxine waters of rules violations. at issue, she requested federal help for a bank in which her husband owned stock. but she denies the charges. charges against charles rangel of new york i
troop reduction is on schedule, iraq's transition to a stable nation is not. the president today said violence is near the lowest level in years but the iraq government disagrees. they say july was the most violent month in more than two years. and the political in-fighting is so intense that five months after national elections they still don't have a functioning government. >> it certainly is not the stability that we had envisioned when president obama rolled out his strategy for iraq....
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iraq's army commander once the americans to stay another 10 years. iraq cannot cope alone, he says. president obama says that all american troops will be out of iraq by the end of next year. many will end up in afghanistan. the iraq conflict is not exactly over. al qaeda is getting stronger. sunni militants are threatening to rejoin the insurgency. the united states will still help the iraqi government, but as one u.s. officer said, this is no longer america's war. >>> reports suggest the state department and the u.s. is close to announcing the launch of direct peace talks with israel and palestinians. this is after months of indirect talks. the last substantive negotiations were nine years ago. the details are still being worked out. >>> organizers of the commonwealth games in delhi have suffered two blows, two big firms withdrawing their sponsorship because of corruption allegations, and an australian swimmer has advised countrymen to stay away from the event. >>> the american muslim leader behind plans to build a center near the 9/11 attacks has arrived at at a commission. new yo
iraq's army commander once the americans to stay another 10 years. iraq cannot cope alone, he says. president obama says that all american troops will be out of iraq by the end of next year. many will end up in afghanistan. the iraq conflict is not exactly over. al qaeda is getting stronger. sunni militants are threatening to rejoin the insurgency. the united states will still help the iraqi government, but as one u.s. officer said, this is no longer america's war. >>> reports suggest...
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. >>> turning to iraq, our series, the long way out, within the next two weeks, the u.s. will finish the withdrawal of its combat forces, leaving behind just 50,000 support troops. our richard engel is embedded with the last american combat unit in the country. and he joins us now live from baghdad. richard, what are you seeing and hearing? >> good evening, kate. we are at camp liberty, on the edge of baghdad. we are embedded with the 42 striker brigade. they call themselves the raiders. they're based at fort lewis in washington state. now they have a unique place in the history of this war, the raiders will be the last american combat troops to leave this country. some of them have already started to leave. earlier today, i spoke with the raiders' commander, colonel john norris, and he said it is an honor to bring american combat troops home. >> well, i think it represents closure. it represents the end of a chapter. seven years of war and operation iraqi freedom. we have the privilege of being the last combat brigade in iraq and we're in the redeployment process right n
. >>> turning to iraq, our series, the long way out, within the next two weeks, the u.s. will finish the withdrawal of its combat forces, leaving behind just 50,000 support troops. our richard engel is embedded with the last american combat unit in the country. and he joins us now live from baghdad. richard, what are you seeing and hearing? >> good evening, kate. we are at camp liberty, on the edge of baghdad. we are embedded with the 42 striker brigade. they call themselves the...
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troops out of iraq to continue the same amount of support for his war in afghanistan where the u.s. experienced the biggest loss of the war so far it's a sort of irony that barack obama decided to make this announcement as iraq last month in jordan its worst month of violence for the past two years over five hundred people killed in shootings and bombings across the country so one thing you have of the rock is. of uncertainty and i feel that both in terms of the government's ability to make policy and its ability to secure its own people significantly compromised. and there may be another struggle coming president obama's way after iran's leader challenged him to a face to face t.v. debate it follows a statement by a top u.s. military officer that a strike against iran could not be ruled out more importantly it has the details from new york. we should mention that president ahmadinejad has made this offer and presented this offer in the past in the past few years to obama or into his predecessor george w. bush it is highly unlikely that the president of the united states would sit d
troops out of iraq to continue the same amount of support for his war in afghanistan where the u.s. experienced the biggest loss of the war so far it's a sort of irony that barack obama decided to make this announcement as iraq last month in jordan its worst month of violence for the past two years over five hundred people killed in shootings and bombings across the country so one thing you have of the rock is. of uncertainty and i feel that both in terms of the government's ability to make...
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invasion of iraq. a spokesperson is said to say, that the last combat brigade is leaving the country. in pakistan there is new flood warnings. that's our world news, thanks for being with us again. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by: the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers uniqu >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center -- >> check, one, two. >> and a club in austin. [woman vocalizing] >> it is closer than any seat in the house, no matter where you call home. >> the top of the world, and i'm there, i'm
invasion of iraq. a spokesperson is said to say, that the last combat brigade is leaving the country. in pakistan there is new flood warnings. that's our world news, thanks for being with us again. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by: the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and...
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the cal grads were arrested one year ago today while hiking on the iran-iraq border. they are now accused of espionage but all have yet to be charged. his his -- lisa amin gulezian joins. >> organizers as well that's hikers' families need iran to listen. one year later, they're trying a new strategy, away from politics and government. they're making a case this is a humanitarian emergency. >> freedom for our friends. one year in iran. >> lisa: it's a message they want to world to hear, but the graduates are still being held in an iranian prison. the three were captured while hiking near the iran-iraq board. >> call for an investigation, and then charges shall be filed and a trial given. it has been 12 months. there are no charges filed. >> reporter: the government claims the investigation into espionage charges continues. >> we're here to demand their freedom. >> reporter: now this very public outcry. friends and strangers gather to remember and support the three activists. >> about a thousand of these cranes in symbol of the peaceful request for the return of our fri
the cal grads were arrested one year ago today while hiking on the iran-iraq border. they are now accused of espionage but all have yet to be charged. his his -- lisa amin gulezian joins. >> organizers as well that's hikers' families need iran to listen. one year later, they're trying a new strategy, away from politics and government. they're making a case this is a humanitarian emergency. >> freedom for our friends. one year in iran. >> lisa: it's a message they want to world...
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well the fact is there was a dramatic increase in security in iraq following the u.s. led and what this did was essentially buy off parts of the insurgency to be part of the government and reduced expectations dramatically that reduced levels of violence significantly but there is there was the violence has been creeping up steadily again and these are partly linked to the fact that iraq's political elite have been given a system which was helped through the american drawing up of this constitution that ensures that all parties have to be within the system to form an effective government of national unity now considering the numbers of significant issues that have yet to be addressed in iraq whether it's the federalism law law or issues of national reconciliation it's simply impossible for these disparate parties to agree on anything and they can't even agree on who to be in the cabinet and that's why we haven't had a government there for five months and if you don't have politics occurring within the parliament then it's invariable as a consequence of violence will oc
well the fact is there was a dramatic increase in security in iraq following the u.s. led and what this did was essentially buy off parts of the insurgency to be part of the government and reduced expectations dramatically that reduced levels of violence significantly but there is there was the violence has been creeping up steadily again and these are partly linked to the fact that iraq's political elite have been given a system which was helped through the american drawing up of this...